The measure of a man is how he treats the [...]
Archive for November, 2009
MISS DRU, ELVIS AND ME
MISS DRU, ELVIS AND ME Late 1970′s. Living with Miss Dru in Brooklyn’s Park Slope in a huge apartment we barely used. She was in publishing. At that time there was a great deluge of books about Elvis Presley, what with him being newly dead and all. [...]
LIFE EXPLAINED, PART 559
Atheism is just another faith, one that can be neither proved nor disproved. Like any religion, it has a system of beliefs with devout followers who draw spiritual comfort from its teachings, and must be respected. Faith is very important to people, whatever [...]
MY INTERVIEW WITH MICK JAGGER
From September, 2007: That living legend, Mick jagger, lead singer of The Rolling Stones and one half of the legendary song writing team Jagger/Richards has agreed to sit down with bobcrespo.com for an interview. Mick has taken time out of his busy touring [...]
LIFE EXPLAINED, PART 558
Sometimes life kicks your ass, but don’t forget that you’re still around to tell the tale. If it wanted you gone you’d be gone, but for some reason you’re still here. Think about that awhile instead of getting all huffy about [...]
THERE’S JUST NO PLACE LIKE BROOKLYN
Author’s note: While I ease myself back into the swing of running my mouth, I figure I’ll recycle this old blog about Home Sweet Home. Just back from more than 4 months on Staten Island, I’m savoring my surroundings and happy to be back in [...]
A HUGE THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND LOVE
I would like to thank everyone; family, friends, readers of these pages and well-wishers who seemed to spring out of the woodwork, for their kind words, their reassuring presence and most importantly, the boundless love they have shown to me and my family to [...]
LIFE EXPLAINED, PART 557
Only an open mind can open [...]
PEOPLE THAT DON’T MATTER
Why is anyone worrying about circus clowns? The media seems to be going ape shit over a whole lot of marginal political celebrities whose impact on the average Joe and Jane is zilch. While many people might enjoy going to the circus, few come away from the [...]
TAKING TIME OUT TO GRIEVE
Mary Crespo, beloved mother of John Crespo, Bob Crespo, Beth Crespo and Nancee Brown, passed away on November 13. She was 78 years young and all you could hope for in a human being, a friend and a mother. Our extraordinary luck for having her in our lives was [...]


